Powerpoint Presentation

1. Louis Armstrong
The Golden Age of Jazz
Kasey Lynn Hays

2. Background
● Born in 1901, in New orleans, Louisiana
● Influencia Jazz performer
● Trumpet/cornet player, singer, composer and actor
● Never had a father figure, so life was tough growing up
● Spent youth in poverty, lived with his grandmother for the first few years
of his life
● Attended Fisk School for Boys at the age of 6. School was designed to take
in colored boys in situations of poverty
● Taken in by Karnoffsky family, and th treated him as one of their own

3. Background continued
● After moving in with Karanoffsky
family, Louis found his love for
music, which the family truly
supported.
● Although troubled in his youth,
Armstrong went on to have a
very successful career, and was a
huge influence during the Jazz
era.
● Popularly known for his “scat”
singing

4. Life of Jazz
● Played in brass bands and on river boats
in Louisiana
● Traveled with a band called “Fate
Marable”.
● Armstrong had extreme musical
knowledge, which was very impressive to
his band mates
● The influence of Armstrong on the
development of jazz is virtually
immeasurable, He developed such a
unique style

5. Popular songs
● "St. Louis Blues"
● "Heebie Jeebies"
● "West End Blues"
● "Weather Bird"
● "All of Me"
● "What a Wonderful World"
These were all also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame

6. Songs (Audio/video)
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWzrABouyeE
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WPCBieSESI
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyLjbMBpGDA

7. Closing Remarks
● Louis Armstrong may quite possibly be one of the most famous Jazz
performers in history. He had such a huge influence on the era, and
inspired so many after him. Armstrong overcame being fatherless, racism,
segregation, being poor and troubled as a child; he became an amazing
musician. U think we could all learn something from his life, and that is to
never give up, and never let your situation define you.
● His legacy will never be forgotten, and his music will always be classic. He
is truly one of the greatest.

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